Known for his good looks and versatile roles, George Clooney is one of the most successful actors in the industry. The actor has a global fan following, and is a big hotshot in Hollywood. And when it comes to making headlines, The Tickey to Paradise actor is no novice, as he makes regular appearances for his movies and his personal life. However, one time Clooney made headlines for his comments on the A-list actors of Hollywood.
Advertisement
George Clooney
George Clooney has worked with several renowned actors like Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, and many more. And when you have worked with such big names, who were Box Office goliaths, this would make you feel too confident. And Clooney was confident enough to insult Leonardo Di Caprio and Russell Crowe for their basketball prowess.
George Clooney Humiliates Leonardo DiCaprio In a Game of Basketball
If trash-talking were a crime, George Clooney would have had a life sentence because he knows how to silence his opponents where it mattered the most, on a basketball court. While many people may not know, the actor used to play basketball in high school, and was unbelievably good at the game.
George Clooney with Leonardo DiCaprio and Penelope Cruz
During an interview with Esquire magazine, the Ocean’s Eleven actor shared an instance where he silenced Leonardo DiCaprio and his friends in a game of basketball, where they were constantly trash-talking.
“The thing about playing [basketball against] Leo is you have all these guys talking sh**.”
Clooney advised, “that you don’t talk sh– unless you can play.” And he shared that despite DiCaprio’s trash talk, Clooney and his friend beat him in three games back to back, which silenced the Titanic actor.
Advertisement
‘We’re all like 50 years old, and we beat them three straight: 11-0, 11-0, 11-0.”
George Clooney added that the game taught him a lesson on how important it is to have someone who will show you the truth, and he is unsure if DiCaprio has that someone in his life.
Leonardo DiCaprio
“The discrepancy between their game and how they talked about their game made me think of how important it is to have someone in your life to tell you what’s what. I’m not sure if Leo has someone like that.”
After sharing his words of wisdom for Leonardo Di Caprio, Clooney went on to criticize Rusell Crowe for his comments in a 2005 interview.
In the same interview, Clooney shared how he is not too fond of Russell Crowe, because during an interview with GQ in 2005, the actor had some harsh words for George Clooney for working in an advertisement in Spain.
“I don’t use my ‘celebrity’ to make a living. I don’t do ads for suits in Spain like George Clooney, or cigarettes in Japan like Harrison Ford. And on one level, people go, ‘Well, more fault to you, mate, because there’s free money to be handed out.’ But to me it’s kind of sacrilegious—it’s a complete contradiction of the f**king social contract you have with your audience. I mean, Robert De Niro’s advertising American Express.”
Russell Crowe
The Downtown Abbey actor shared that his comments were unnecessary and it was uncalled for. Clooney referred to a part of Crowe’s quote which annoyed him, and he sent Russell Crowe a note saying, the feud will only help “People magazine.”
“[Russell Crowe] picked a fight with me. He started it for no reason at all. He put out this thing saying, ‘George Clooney, Harrison Ford, and Robert De Niro are sellouts.’ And that’s when [Crowe] really went off on me. And so I sent him a note going, ‘Dude, the only people who succeed when two famous people are fighting is People magazine. What the f— is wrong with you?'”
The feud was shortlived as George Clooney recalled Russell Crowe reached out to him and sent him a disc of his music and poetry, and apologised for his comments.
Advertisement
“He sends me a disc of his music and a thing of his poetry. I think he said, ‘I was all misquoted,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah. Whatever.'”.
While Clooney is on good terms with both Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, they have not featured together in the same project together, which has often made their fans wonder if that will happen once, before they retire.
Tushar Auddy, Junior Content Writer. He has been in the entertainment industry for 3 years and is always on the lookout for a captivating story. He is a student of Linguistics and currently pursuing his Master's degree in the same field. He has a passion for literature that runs deep and loves nothing more than getting lost in a novel for hours on end. When he isn't reading, you'll find him capturing the beauty of language.
